Filter.



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U. & G. S. HINES.

FILTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, 1911.

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CHRISTIAN HINES AND CHARLES S. HINES, OF NAPOLEON, OHIO.

FILTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHRISTIAN IIINES and CHARLES S. Hines, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Napoleon, in the county of Henry, Stateof Ohio, have invented a new and useful Filter, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in filters, the primary object ofthe invention being a novel form of cistern filtering device, which isadapted to catch and direct the rain water to the cistern, filtering thesame and preventing any material that may obstruct the same fromentering the cistern, the said filter comprising a casing having aninlet, and two spaced outlets, said out-lets being in communication withthe cistern and exterior thereof to convey the surplus water therefrom,a filtering screen being adjustably mounted within the casing anddisposed to prevent obstructions from entering the cistern and beingfurther provided with a valve adapted to permit the water to flowthrough the cistern conduit or away therefrom as may be desired, alocking device being provided for such valve as will presently appear.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a side elevation of the complete filter inthe position it assumes when permitting the water to flow through thedischarge outlet and away from the cistern. Fig. 2 is a vertical centralsectional view thereof, dotted lines showing the position of the valvewhen permitting the water to flow to the cistern conduit. Fig. 3 is across section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the main casing,having the inlet spout 2, provided with the forward inturned lip orguiding portion 2, the said casing 1 being further provided with theconduit 3 leading to a cistern, and a conduit 1 leading therefrom toconduct the surplus water to the sewer or any drainage Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed June 23, 1911.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

Serial No. 634,872.

source that may be desired. In the front inclined portion of the casing1, is an aperture provided with the parallel guide strips 1, betweenwhich is slidably mounted a door or closure 5, provided .with theupturned lip 5, by means of which said slide may be removed to haveaccess to the int-erior of the filter.

Fitting upon the shoulder (3 formed at the junction of the conduits and4 of the filter, is a hooked end 7 of the wire frame 8, which carriesthe filtering screen 9 and by contacting the rear wall of the casing 1,as indicatcd at 10, provides an inclined support for the said screen 9and a screened closure for the conduit 3, so that the water is filteredor screened before entering said conduit 3 and the cistern to which itleads.

Pivoted transversely in the walls of the casing 1 is a rod or shaft 11provided centrally thereof within the casing with a crank 12, whichremovably fits in the receptacle 13 formed upon the rear or near thelower end of the valve or gate 1 1, which is provided with paralleledges or flanges 16 and the inclined lip 15 at its upper end. By thismeans it will be seen that the said gate or valve 14 may assume theposition as shown in Fig. 2 both in full and dotted lines, and that byreason of its connection with the shaft 11, the same may be lifted fromthe position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 through the aperture inthe casing 1 controlled by the closure 5 and replaced to permit accessto the screen 9, so that the said screen when worn or injured may bereplaced. This feature is a very important feature in a device of thischaracter, in that it provides a properly constructed and disposed valveor gate to permit the water to flow to the conduit 3 and theobstructions that might enter the same be deflected by the screen 9 intothe conduit 4:, and when the cistern has received sufficient quantity ofwater, to assume the position as shown in Fig. 2 and thereby convey thewater, from the induction conduit 2 to the discharge conduit 4. \Vhenthe deflector or gate 14: is in the position as shown in Fig. 2, its lip1.5 will rest against the rear wall of the casing 1 above the contactplace 10 0f the screen support, and when describing the are of thecircle with the shaft 11. as its center, the said lip 15 will pass belowthe inturned lip 2 of the induction conduit 2 and out of contacttherewith.

By producing the lip 2 as indicated in Fig. 2, the water instead ofbeing conducted straight downwardly is deflected slightly to the rear,so that the danger of any leakage through the aperture controlled by theclosure is prevented to a great extent.

lVIounted upon the outer end of the shaft 11, is a lever or arm 17,whose contact point 18 is adapted to frictionally engage the side of thecasing 1, and when the gate or deflector 14L assumes the position asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the said hooked portion 8 will engagethe lug or ear 19 carried by the exterior of the casing l and hold thesame in such position.

From the foregoing description, it is evident that a filter constructedaccording to this invention renders the parts easily accessible andinterchangeable, permitting the deflector to be removed at will so as torenew or clean the screen 9, this being a very important feature of thisinvention.

hat is claimed is:

1. In a filter, a casing having two spaced transversely disposed outletsand an inlet in line with the rear outlet, a screen mounted in thecasing and having its lower end gripping the edges at the junctionbetween the outlets and inclined rearwardly to cover the rear outlet andbe permanently inter posed between the inlet and rear outlet of thecasing, a shaft having a central crank and journaled transversely withinthe casing at a point above the forward outlet of the casing, means forturning the crank exteriorly of the casing, and a plate valve having apocket to receive the crank of the shaft removably mounted upon theshaft and of sufficient length to normally have its upper end interposedbetween the screen and the inlet of the casing to guide the water fromthe inlet to the forward outlet.

2. In a filter, a casing, an inlet conduit disposed at the upper endthereof and provided with a rearwardly bent deflecting wall or lip, twospaced outlet conduits connected to the lower end of said casing, saidcasing being provided with an aperture in the forward wall thereofparalleled by grooved flanges, a closure slidably mounted in saidgrooved flanges, a frame carrying a screen insertible through apertureof the easing and adapted to have its lower ends engage the wall at thejunction of the two outlet conduits and inclined to have its upper endengage the rear wall of the casing to produce a screen for the rearoutlet conduit, a shaft provided with a central bail-shaped crankjournaled transversely of the casing below the aperture and above theunscreened conduit of the casing, a deflector, a flange carried upon thelower end of said deflector and forming a receptacle for the bail shapedcrank of the shaft, whereby the deflector is bodily carried by the shaftand is adapted to swing within the casing to deflect the water from thescreened conduit to the unscreened conduit, said deflector being of asize to permit its insertion or withdrawal through the aperture of thecasin and a spring terminal for the shaft exterior of the casing forengaging the casing and retaining the deflector in adjusted position.

3. In a filter, a casing, an inlet conduit disposed at the upper endthereof and provided with a rearwardly bent deflecting wall or lip, twospaced outlet conduits connected to the lower end of the casing, saidcasing being provided with an aperture in the forward wall thereof,paralleled by grooved flanges, a closure slidably mounted in saidgrooved flanges, a frame carrying a screen insertible through theaperture of the casing and adapted to have its lower end engage the wallat the junction of the two outlet conduits and inclined to have itsupper end engage the rearwall of the casing to produce a screen for therear outlet conduit, a shaft provided with a central bailshaped crankjournaled transversely of the casing below the aperture and above theunscreened conduit of the casing, a deflector, a flange carried upon thelower end of said deflector and forming a receptacle for the bail-shapedcrank of the shaft, whereby the deflector is bodily carried by the shaftand is adapted to swing Within the casing to deflect the water from thescreened conduit to the unscreened con duit, said deflector being of asize to permit of its insertion or withdrawal through the aperture ofthe casing, a spring terminal for the shaft exterior of the casing forengaging the casing and retaining the deflector in adjusted position,and an abutment mounted upon the casing and in the path of the terminalof said spring terminal for engaging the same and locking the deflect-orin upright position.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have heretoaflixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTIAN HINES. CHARLES S. HINES.

WVitnesses:

OLIVER HIGGINS, E. A. HETTEL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

